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Death At an Early Age

Death At an Early Age

by Jonathan Kozol

In this National Book Award-winning book, Kozol unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." A new Epilogue assesses the last 20 years of the educational system.
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of marriage and his gentle adversary Beatrice. The merry war between Benedick and Beatrice with the promptings of their friends soon dissolves into farcical love, while Hero's supposed infidelity is shown to be little more than "much ado about nothing".
Where Land Meets Sea

Where Land Meets Sea

by Clare Leighton

Birds Of Massachusetts and Other New England States

Birds Of Massachusetts and Other New England States

by Edward Howe Forbush

Massachusetts Beautiful

Massachusetts Beautiful

by Wallace Nutting

The Silent Traveller In Boston

The Silent Traveller In Boston

by Chiang Yee

Have Faith In Massachusetts

Have Faith In Massachusetts

by Calvin Coolidge

Nature's Year

Nature's Year

by John Hay

Adventurous Alliance the Story Of the Agassiz Family Of Boston

Adventurous Alliance the Story Of the Agassiz Family Of Boston

by Louise Hall Tharp

Recipes

Recipes

by Time Life

Nantucket Island

Nantucket Island

by Robert Gambee

The Great Hurricane

The Great Hurricane

by Cherie Burns

The Charles

The Charles

by Arthur Bernon Tourtellot

Common Ground

Common Ground

by J Anthony Lukas

The Book Of Boston

The Book Of Boston

by Robert Shackleton

The Nantucket Way

The Nantucket Way

by Robert F Mooney

Nantucket, the Far-Away Island

Nantucket, the Far-Away Island

by William Oliver Stevens

Paul Revere and The World He Lived In

Paul Revere and The World He Lived In

by Esther Forbes

The House On Nauset Marsh

The House On Nauset Marsh

by Wyman Richardson

Witchcraft At Salem

Witchcraft At Salem

by Chadwick Hansen

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A Cape Cod Sketch Book

by Jack Frost

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Peter Hunt's Cape Cod Cookbook

by Peter Hunt

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Historic Hampshire In the Connecticut Valley

by Clifton Johnson

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Farthest West

by Laura Armer

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Rambles Around Old Boston

by Edwin M Bacon

Massachusetts Books & Ephemera

Outlands

Outlands

by Finch, Robert

The View From Lincoln Hill

The View From Lincoln Hill

by Brooks, Paul

A Week On the Concord and Merrimac Rivers

A Week On the Concord and Merrimac Rivers

by Thoreau, Henry B

Boston\'s Immigrants

Boston's Immigrants

by Handlin, Oscar

Lost Boston

Lost Boston

by Jane Holtz Kay

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A Sermon preached in the South Parish, in Ipswich, January 15, 1862, at the funeral of Mrs. Carolina S. Fitz, wife of Rev. Daniel Fitz, D.D., Pastor of the South Church

A Sermon preached in the South Parish, in Ipswich, January 15, 1862, at the funeral of Mrs. Carolina S. Fitz, wife of Rev. Daniel Fitz, D.D., Pastor of the South Church

by Smith, John Cotton, (1826-1882)

Boston: Mass. Sabbath School Society, 13 Cornhill., 1862. 8vo. 12pp., sewn. Publisher's printed wrappers. Small stain to front with 19th-century name of Mrs. Asa Wade; brief separation of wraps; very good. A Civil War-era eulogy for Carolina S. Fitz who served as a Sunday school teacher and was the wife of the Reverend Daniel Fitz of the South Creek. OCLC records 5 unique holdings: AAS, Peabody, Cornell, Godfrey Memorial Library, American Congregational Association.
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[C. 1877-1881 Scroll Saw Group: Trade Catalog, Chromolithographic Trade Cards, and Oversized Pattern Sheets etc.]

[C. 1877-1881 Scroll Saw Group: Trade Catalog, Chromolithographic Trade Cards, and Oversized Pattern Sheets etc.]

by [A.H. Shipman]; [Perry Mason & Co.]; [Adams & Bishop]

Rochester, New York; Boston, Mass. C. 1877-1881. 12 Items, described below, comprising 1 Trade Catalog, 2 Trade Cards, 7 Oversized Pattern Sheets, and 2 Leaves of Mechanical Drawings; all Very good. Diverse group of mid-Victorian scroll saw-related material including trade literature, marketing materials, and oversized pattern sheets for creating fretwork designs in the Queen Anne Revival style. In addition to a scarce 1881 trade catalog of scroll saws and lathes from A.H. Shipman of Rochester, there... Read more about this item
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A$697.23
Massachusetts; There She Is-Behold Her

Massachusetts; There She Is-Behold Her

by Henry F. Howe

Harper & Brothers, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 290 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.
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A$30.24
[1851 Autograph Letter Signed by Marcus Morton, Massachusetts Governor, Supreme Court Judge, and Democratic Politician]

[1851 Autograph Letter Signed by Marcus Morton, Massachusetts Governor, Supreme Court Judge, and Democratic Politician]

by Marcus Morton (1784-1864); [James M. Stone, Esqr. (1817-1880)]

[Taunton [Massachusetts], August 12, 1851]. [1¼]pp. ALS. 4to. Bifolium with integral address leaf; remnant of wax seal. Folds; small loss at seal not afecting text; Very Good. Exasperated letter from Marcus Morton (1784-1864), former Democratic Massachusetts governor and Supreme Court judge, decrying the state of the Democratic party. Morton opposed the extension of slavery in the Western territories and eventually split from his party to join the Free Soil party. Morton writes: "I feel inexplicable... Read more about this item
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For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of the Second Congressional District

For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of the Second Congressional District

by Andrew Nichols et al

[Np, likely Massachusetts: np, 1848]. Large single sheet folded down to form 8pages; untrimmed, as issued. One fold line expertly strengthened with tissue. Rare. Free Soil Party campaigning for Benjamin Franklin Newhall, abolitionist, politician, self-made businessman, stationmaster on the Underground Rail Road (UGGR) who helped formerly-enslaved African American fugitives seeking their freedom by moving onwards from stations in Boston. (Siebert) Newhall was an unsuccessful Free Soil candidate for... Read more about this item
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[Adirondack Mountains:] Renowned Places in the United States. [cover title]

[Adirondack Mountains:] Renowned Places in the United States. [cover title]

by [Unk.]

[America. ca.1898]. First edition. [14]ff. View Book. 8¾ x 5½ inches. Maroon paper-covered portfolio with gilt stamped decorations and title over paper onlay on upper cover and 14 concertina-fold leaves, each with one or more captioned lithographic scene(s) or view(s). An 1898 gift inscription; board with mild soil and mild rubbing, mainly to edges; small offset abrasions affecting four leaves; Very Good. Scarce lithographic view book of resort locations and hotels mostly in New York State and the... Read more about this item
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The Song of Moses. Deut. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII

The Song of Moses. Deut. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII

by [Charles Taber & Co.]

New Bedford: Charles Taber & Co., 1857. [1-3], 4-28pp. 2½ x 2¼ inches. Black glazed paper wrappers imprinted in gold-colored ink to front. Creased; worn; good. Charles Taber on his own-and also in partnership with his brother-clearly served the whaling community of New Bedford, Massachusetts as booksellers, stationers, and dealers in charts and nautical instruments. In The Music of the Waters. A Collection of the Sailors' Chanties, or Working Songs of the Sea... (London, 1888) the "Song of Moses or... Read more about this item
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A$116.21
1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate

1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate

by [Old Colony Railroad Company]

New York & Boston: American Bank Note Co., 1905. Engraved certificate. 7 x 10 inches. Blind seal; manuscript and cancelled.. Folds; spindling; very good. From 1845 to 1893 the railroad operated in southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island. In 1893 the line was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. In 1936, when this certificate was redeemed by Nickerson, the company was in bankruptcy proceedings. An engraved vignette depicts carts and wagons along side an Old... Read more about this item
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A Sermon, on the Divinity of Christ, Delivered August 13, 1815. To the Church and Congregation in Ward

A Sermon, on the Divinity of Christ, Delivered August 13, 1815. To the Church and Congregation in Ward

by Enoch Pond

Leicester: Printed by Hori Brown, 1815, 37, [1]pp., stitched and untrimmed, as issued. Dust-soiled; foxed; overall, very good. First and sole edition of the very first literary production of this prolific author, clergyman, exponent of New England Theology and professor in Bangor Theological Seminary; "a list of his writings includes some fifty-eight separate publications on biographical, historical, and religious subjects, about forty of which are books." (DAB) Pond's sermon was given by him when he... Read more about this item
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Ca. 1866-1888 manuscript collection kept by the White Family of Massachusetts

Ca. 1866-1888 manuscript collection kept by the White Family of Massachusetts

by Edward Young White

[Charlestown and Cambridge[port?], Massachusetts, ca. 1866-1886]. Eight wrappered notebooks, the smallest measuring 5 x 3 inches, the largest 6¾ x 4 inches. The notebooks are largely unwritten in; collectively, there are approximately 150 pages in manuscript. In very good to near fine condition. Eight handwritten notebooks kept by Dr. Edward Young White recording family memoirs, religious and scriptural notes, and genealogical research. The White Family were Scottish immigrants who settled in... Read more about this item
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[The Fairy Sisters. Midget Performers Cassie and Victoria Foster, ca. 1872-1873 Promotional Ephemera]

[The Fairy Sisters. Midget Performers Cassie and Victoria Foster, ca. 1872-1873 Promotional Ephemera]

by [Foster, Catherine; Victoria Foster; Fred A. Pickering, Agent]

[Boston; nearby; c. 1872-1873]. 3 items. Small handbill. Contract form. Agent's business card. From sizes 2¼ x 3¾ to 8½ x 5¼ inches. All, near fine. An ephemeral record of the brief, exploited lives of the Fairy Sisters, two diminutive performers often touted as the smallest persons in the world. The sisters toured New England in 1872 and 1873. The Fairy Sisters, Catherine Foster ("Cassie" 1865-1875) and Victoria Foster (1871-1874), are here described in a small handbill, (3¾ x 3 inches): "The... Read more about this item
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A$193.68
Ca. 1900-1910 archive of 66 photographs by Frank Everett Fairbanks, amateur photographer in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Ca. 1900-1910 archive of 66 photographs by Frank Everett Fairbanks, amateur photographer in Fitchburg, Massachusetts

by Frank E. Fairbanks

Sixty-eight total photographs, 66 by Frank Everett Fairbanks. The majority of images are silver prints, in landscape format:  6½ x 8¼ inches and mounted onto period cardstock, 10 x 12 inches. Some mounts have minor wear along edges or corners; a few images have unobtrusive stains. Overall, condition is very good. Archive of 66 photographs taken by Frank Everett Fairbanks (1857-1930), an amateur photographer born in Ashburnham, Worcester County. Fairbanks was a longtime resident of Fitchburg. A local... Read more about this item
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A$3,098.80
The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman and National Creditor. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at the Republican State Convention, in Worcester, September 14, 1865

The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman and National Creditor. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, at the Republican State Convention, in Worcester, September 14, 1865

by Charles Sumner

Boston: Rand & Avery, 1865. 14pp. 8vo, self-wrappers, as-issued; very good. First edition? (A 21-page ed. was issued the same year in Boston by Wright & Potter). Less than six months after the Civil War had ended, Sumner's speech to the Republican State Convention warned that "Neither the Rebellion nor Slavery is yet ended. The Rebellion has been disarmed; but that is all. Slavery has been abolished in name; but that is all." He adds: "Emancipation not complete, so long as the black' code exists...... Read more about this item
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A$387.35
[Massachusetts Photography:] Souvenir of the Coaching Parade, Greenfield 1897

[Massachusetts Photography:] Souvenir of the Coaching Parade, Greenfield 1897

by Dunklee & Freeman, "Official Photographers

Greenfield, Mass.: Dunklee & Freeman, Official Photographers and Publishers; E.A. Hall & Co., Printers [1897]. 35ll. Photograph Album. 5½ x 7¾ inches. Publisher's brown cloth; gilt title on upper cover; shoelace-tied; with 35 mounted albumen photographs. Thick photographic board leaves with printed captions, each leaf with a 3¾ x 5½-inch mounted photograph. Ownership inscription of W.C. Conant; visiting card of Chas. K. Pierce mounted on front endpaper. Lower cover dampstained; lacking ribbon... Read more about this item
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A$2,324.10
An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty's Forces on the Continent of America; and for the better Regulation of the Army, and preventing of Desertion therein

An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty's Forces on the Continent of America; and for the better Regulation of the Army, and preventing of Desertion therein

by [Acts; Laws]

[Colophon:] Boston: New-England: Re-printed by John Draper, Printer to His Excellency the Governour and Council. [1756]. Bifolium. Approx. 12¼ x 8 inches, 4 pages. Woodcut coat of arms of King George II at head of first page. Approximately 10-15 words with partial or total loss. Overall, no loss of sense. Expertly, extensively conserved; edges trimmed; old stains; good. An exceedingly rare Boston-printed 1756 act of Parliament to significantly enlarge the number of British troops in North America.... Read more about this item
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A$3,873.50
[Two 1860 Letters by New England Machinist Origen C. Crane discussing Machined Parts and the Manufacture of Patented Wheels and Steerers]

[Two 1860 Letters by New England Machinist Origen C. Crane discussing Machined Parts and the Manufacture of Patented Wheels and Steerers]

by Origen C. Crane [Origen Clarke Crane]

New England Village [Grafton, Massachusetts], August 21 and October 1, 1860. [2]pp and [3¾]pp. Autograph Letters Signed. 4tos. Folds; Very Good. Two letters by machinist Origen C. Crane to his brother Frank discussing the fabrication of such parts as wheels, steerers, and shafts. Based in New England Village, an industrial enclave of Grafton, Massachusetts, Crane mentions his firm, O.C. Crane & Co., trade demonstrations at "the Baltimore Fair," machine patterns and patents, and foundry work. Crane's... Read more about this item
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The Lowell Courier. [Sixty-five issues from 1841 by this Lowell, Massachusetts tri-weekly newspaper]

The Lowell Courier. [Sixty-five issues from 1841 by this Lowell, Massachusetts tri-weekly newspaper]

by D.S. Richardson, editor [Daniel Samuel Richardson (1816-1890)]; Leonard Huntress (1811-1885), proprietor and printer

Lowell, Massachusetts. 1841. Removed. Wood engraved masthead and numerous illustration cuts. Folds; scattered edge wear and toning; very good. Substantial collection of The Lowell Courier, edited by Daniel S. Richardson (1816-1890) and printed and published by Daniel H. Knowlton and Leonard Huntress (1811-1885) who established the newspaper in 1835. The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library inform: "The Lowell Daily Journal and Courier had its origins in the failure of the original Lowell Journal... Read more about this item
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To the Young Gentlemen under the Patronage of the American Education Society... [opening lines]

To the Young Gentlemen under the Patronage of the American Education Society... [opening lines]

by [Elias Cornelius (1758-1832)]

[Likely Boston or New York: American Education Society, 1830]. [3]pp. 10 x 8 inches. Circular Letter. Bifolium, letterpress; usual folds; interesting postal stamp cancels to address panel. This printed letter addressed to the "Beloved Youth" enrolled in American theological academies in 1830 served as an injunction for "the favored sons of the Church" to mind the "millions of lost souls suspended upon you." The letter, from Elias Cornelius on behalf of the American Education Society, not only reminded... Read more about this item
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[1771 Autograph Letter Signed by Shrimpton Hutchinson on receiving American artist Benjamin West's letter and his daughter's education]

[1771 Autograph Letter Signed by Shrimpton Hutchinson on receiving American artist Benjamin West's letter and his daughter's education]

by Shrimpton Hutchinson (1735-?)

Boston [Massachusetts]. September 8, 1771. [2]pp. Bifolium; red wax seal. Laid paper with watermark of "L.V. Gerrevink."Folds; rectangular paper loss to integral address leaf, not text affected; very good. Letter written by Bostonian Shrimpton Hutchinson to his brother-in-law, Godfrey Malbone of Pomfret, Connecticut. Hutchinson was a cousin of Thomas Hutchinson, the last Royal Governor of Massachusetts. Of his daughter's education, he writes: "My daughter Katy [Catherine Hutchinson (1757-1844), later... Read more about this item
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Letters of Susan Hale

Letters of Susan Hale

by Susan Hale ; Caroline P. Atkinson, editor; introduction by Edward E. Hale

Boston: Marshall Jones Company, (1919). Octavo. Second printing. Portrait frontispiece, 483pp. + [2] plates. Publisher's dark navy and gilt-lettered cloth binding; top edge gilt. Vignette illustrations. Two small nicks to edges of front cover; a near fine copy. Susan Hale (d. 1910) was an American educator, painter, traveler, and author of such as Men and Manners of the Eighteenth Century and Young Americans in Spain. "Hale excels in the genre of the personal letter. [They] are notable for their... Read more about this item
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Log of the Ninth Annual Excursion of the Neptune Yacht Club, of Norwalk, Conn., August 1875. [cover title]

Log of the Ninth Annual Excursion of the Neptune Yacht Club, of Norwalk, Conn., August 1875. [cover title]

by [Written by the Members]

New York: Willis McDonald & Co., Printers, 1875. [5], 6-121pp. 5¾ x 4 inches. Printed wrappers. Front wrap stained and small edge-chips; spine expertly replaced with tissue; good with very good text block. Proper title: Neptune Club's "Log." Ninth Annual Cruise to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, with Contributions from Members and Friends. All "logs" of the Neptune Club are rare (we locate a scattered handful) with this year being unrecorded in any institutional holdings and with significantly more... Read more about this item
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Speech delivered by Hon. Josiah Quincy, Senior, before the Whig State Convention, assembled at the Music Hall, Boston, Aug. 16, 1854. [presentation copy]

Speech delivered by Hon. Josiah Quincy, Senior, before the Whig State Convention, assembled at the Music Hall, Boston, Aug. 16, 1854. [presentation copy]

by Josiah Quincy, Senior [Josiah Quincy III] (1772-1864)

Boston: Printed by John Wilson & Son, 1854. 8pp. 8vo. Printed wrappers. Inscription on upper cover. Some cover toning; Very Good. Anti-slavery speech to a Whig convention by Josiah Quincy, Sr., former Federalist congressman, mayor of Boston, and president of Harvard College. Presented by Quincy to "President Walker," i.e. James Walker (1794-1874), then current president of Harvard. Quincy attacks the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 which he calls the "Nebraska Fraud." Of... Read more about this item
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The House on Nauset Marsh

The House on Nauset Marsh

by Wyman Richardson

W. W. Norton & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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A$27.81
Living on the Boott: Historical Archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses of Lowell, Massachusetts

Living on the Boott: Historical Archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses of Lowell, Massachusetts

by Grace H. Ziesing, Mary C. Beaudry Stephen A. Mrozowski

1996 hardcover as pictured. An interesting monograph on archaeological work done in Lowell, Massachusetts. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping are faded at spine and top edge. Text is clean and unmarked. Includes many illustrations and photographs. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR
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A$23.24
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